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<p class="MsoNormal">* We apologize if you receive multiple copies of this email *</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Online version: <a href="https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/">https://www.um.org/umap2024/grants-and-support/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ACM UMAP 2024 – Grants and Support</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ACM UMAP 2024: The 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">July 1-4, 2024</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to the generous support by ACM SIGWEB, UM Inc. and US NSF, we are able to provide grants for participants at ACM UMAP 2024.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This program is intended to help students and early career researchers attend ACM UMAP 2024. Preference in financial support will be given to Doctoral Consortium presenters and to students who are first authors and will present the paper
 at the conference. Preference will be also given to underrepresented groups in computer science as well as attendees from economically developing countries. All individuals receiving support may be requested to help with small organization tasks during the
 conference.</p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The eligibility and special rules can be found as follows. Funds will cover the registration cost at the rate of ACM Membership. Travel expenses
 may be partially covered.</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How to Apply</span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white;box-sizing:border-box"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Requested Documents</span></em></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please have the following information prepared:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">short statement</span></strong> (1-2 paragraphs) explaining your interest in participating in ACM UMAP 2024.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Title of <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">accepted papers</span></strong> in the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Estimated <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">travel cost</span></strong> (if needed).</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Attendance <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">type</span></strong> (workshop, main conference, both).</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">brief letter from a supervisor or advising professor</span></strong> in case of students. This letter (in PDF or scanned PDF) must confirm: that
 you are a valid student, the available funding from your university/department/supervisor/ other funding resources; that your supervisor has reviewed your budget and agrees that it is reasonable. The letter should include your supervisor’s signature.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white;box-sizing:border-box"><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application Form</span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. <a href="https://forms.gle/mzugR6pWyM5Lq65R8">https://forms.gle/mzugR6pWyM5Lq65R8</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;background:white;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please access the application form and send the documents you prepared.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadlines</p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Grant application deadline — 10 May 2024<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Grant application notification — 15 May 2024<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Contact: UMAP 2024 Student Support Chairs (<a href="mailto:umap2024-studentsupport@um.org">umap2024-studentsupport@um.org</a>)</span></p>
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